Florals, brocades, stripes and geometrics can take the most ho-hum space to another level, injecting movement and personality while softening hard edges and elevating the overall design scheme. “To me ...

Most designers work with lush jacquard fabrics at some point in their careers. Known for their durability, complex patterns, and ornate beauty, jacquards have remained popular since their invention in ...

One night in 2007, Kim Fraser, a sewing enthusiast and fabric lover, realized what was missing from her living room: curtains with big yellow polka dots. Instead of searching fabric stores for the ...

DEAR GAIL: Help! I just received some fabric that I ordered and cannot return. It is a stripe that I want to use on my family room drapery panels. I thought the stripe was running the long way off the ...

Originally crafted from silk, brocade is a lustrous, high-quality woven fabric featuring intricate designs. Frequently used for upholstery and drapery, the luxurious textile is now made from a wide ...

With strategically used patterns, a room can be styled particularly elegantly. Certain patterns are even indispensable for ...

For crafters, this is revolutionary stuff: It’s now possible to design and print your own fabric. New technology makes it possible for emerging designers, artists and crafters to make affordable, ...

Last year my partner and I thought it would be funny to send Christmas cards designed by artificial intelligence (AI). So we went to one of the AI-powered websites that create pictures from a text ...